St Paul's College is a Catholic secondary school for boys owned by the

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and located in the central Auckland suburb of Ponsonby on a spacious 7.3 hectare campus. The Marist Brothers first opened a school on the site ( Sacred Heart College) in 1903. St Paul's College (named after the apostle

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) commenced operations in 1955..

The school

The college, which became a

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in 1982, makes full use of its extensive grounds in sporting and other activities. The school offers the standard intermediate and secondary school curriculum leading, for the senior year levels, to the

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assessment system (NCEA). The school has good pass rates in NCEA. The college excels in sport, especially

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and in Polynesian and other cultural activities, notably in the annual ASB Polyfest competitions. The Marist Brothers, the proprietors of the school, maintain a small community of non-teaching brothers on the campus to encourage the continuation of the Marist

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Ethos

The school aims to incorporate students' families in the life of the college and to encourage the spirit of independence and personal responsibility amongst the students.Michael Otto, "Papal Knight headmaster earns MNZM", ''NZ Catholic'', 26 June – 8 July 2016, p. 2. The school roll has grown as the college continues "exhorting students" to "exam success" and "altruistic action."

Houses

The names and colours of the St Paul's College Houses are: * Xavier, named for

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– red * Champagnat, named for

Marcellin Champagnat Marcellin Joseph Benedict Champagnat (20 May 17896 June 1840), also known as Saint Marcellin Champagnat, was born in Le Rosey, village of Marlhes, near St. Etienne (Loire), France. He was the founder of the Marist Brothers, a religious congregat ...

– yellow * Lavalla, named for

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where the

were founded — blue * Aquinas, named for

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– green

History

The Marist Brothers arrived in Auckland in 1885 and began operations on the site of previous schools in Pitt St in the

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. In the 1890s they began teaching secondary classes there but it became evident that the Pitt St site was too small and noisy. By 1900 negotiations were underway with Bishop Lenihan who arranged for the brothers to lease part of a block of land of 48 acres (10 hectares) near Cox's Creek in Ponsonby. This land had been gifted to the Diocese of Auckland in 1851 by Hugh Coolahan, an Auckland Catholic businessman.Tony Waters, p. 22. He had come from Ireland and had prospered during the early days of Auckland's commercial development. He had been a member of the building committee for St Patrick's Church (later the cathedral)Father E.R. Simmons, "The first St Peter's School", ''Zealandia'', 9 January 1977, p. 9. and was a founding member of the board of St Peter's School in Pitt St. The Marist Brothers leased 7.3 hectares of the land at £30 a year for a 42-year term. The school, Sacred Heart College, was opened on 21 June 1903. The first building was a large three storied building with a prominent encompassing

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s. It was built from brick resting on concrete foundations. The bricks were coated in white plaster which later became grey with age. This building was a prominent landmark and became the main school building of St Paul's College until it was demolished in 1980. The site required much development. A gully ran through the middle of the property and the land was very unevenly contoured. Some of the land was farmed by the college. Over time the land was levelled, grassed and drained and other buildings were gradually built. In 1955 the complete campus and buildings was taken over by St Paul's. But by the 21st century, the only Sacred Heart College structures left at St Pauls were a classroom, the old infirmary and a statue of the

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. However the campus's well-wooded character testifies to its historic character. It was only on 4 September 1946 that the Marist Brothers had acquired the freehold of the St Paul's College Richmond Rd site. On 14 June 1946 the site was vested in the New Zealand Marist Brothers' Trust Board and there was a small ceremony and Bishop Liston was thanked by the Marist Brothers. One brother later observed, perhaps sardonically, that the Marist Brothers had been paying for the land for over forty years and had effected great improvements. The school operated as St Paul's College after

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1955 (from Tuesday 7 June) under the same motto "Confortare esto vir". The same traditions were faithfully upheld as they had been for the previous 50 years. Many sons of old boys preferred to attend St Paul's in the following years, both because it was more central and because their fathers had attended school there. The school maintained a substantial roll into the 1970s. On 8 August 1982, when the school was integrated it had a roll of 330 (280 in the secondary section and 50 in the middle or intermediate school), but this was increased in 1998 to a maximum roll of 400. However, with the establishment of other secondary schools in the school's traditional catchment, enrolment numbers declined.Matt McEvoy, pp. 153–154. Many of the families associated with the school moved out of the local area as the socio-economic character of suburbs adjacent to the school changed although many still sent their sons to St Paul's by bus, mostly from

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.Laura Walters, "St Paul's College sells chunk of land in trendy Ponsonby", Stuff News, 2 July 2015
(Retrieved 20 June 2016)St Paul's College (Ponsonby) – 03/09/2012, Education Review Office report
(Retrieved 20 June 2016) The school was attempting to attract the sons of the new local demographic as well as the college's traditional supporters. In 2015 a 1700 square metre slice of unused school land was sold to fund new class rooms, an administration block and a new middle school was opened in 2018. The middle school block was expected to gradually enable St Paul's to increase its roll.

Headmasters

* Br. Brian Wanden (Br Anselm) "Headmaster at St Paul's College for many years" * Denys Marra (1991 - 2009)Carly Tawhiao, "St Paul's College farewells principal", ''Stuff News'', 31 March 2009
(Retrieved 12 October 2021) * Mark Rice (2009 - 2016) * Kieran Fouhy (2016 - 2021) * Keith Simento (2021 - present)

Notable alumni

The arts

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– actor * Malo Luafutu (aka Scribe) – musician *

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* Feleti Strickson-Pua – professional musician *

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– director, artist, dancer, designer and choreographer

Business

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, company director *

Ron Holland Ronald John Holland (born 1947 in Auckland, New Zealand)Ron Holland:Desi ...

, yacht designer

Politics and public service

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(1998–2021). *

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; member of the

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. *

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Sport

Olympians

* David Aspin Wrestling −1972, 1976 * John Leonard Canoeing 1976

Cricket

* Sebastian Kohlhase – first-class cricketer, sports administrator and businessman

Kick-boxing

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– Muay Thai Kingboxing champion player

Rugby league

* Bunty Afoa professional rugby league player * Paki Afu –

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rugby league player *

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– New Zealand Rugby League Kiwi *

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– Manu Samoa Rugby player, St Helens Rugby League *

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– NZ Warriors Rugby League Player *

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–

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rugby league player * Mark Graham – rugby league player, former captain of the Kiwis * Siliva Havili – rugby league player * Nuko Hifo – professional rugby league player *

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rugby league player *

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Cronulla Sharks *

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rugby league player *

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rugby league player * Tu'u Maori –

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team,

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under 20's, (previously played for

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, Melbourne Storm, and

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). *

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–

rugby league player * Arden McCarthy – rugby league player; Fullback/wing/centre position; current Club, Vodafone Warriors (previously played for

and

). Richmond Rovers Rugby League Club
also educated at

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. *

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Rugby League Prop/Second Rower *

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, and the

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rugby league player *

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–

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rugby league player *

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–

, Toa Samoa Rugby League World Cup 2013 * David Solomona –

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rugby league player *

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– NZ Warriors Rugby League Player *

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– Newcastle Knights – Cronulla sharks *

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rugby league player *

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rugby league player *

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rugby league winger/centre/fullback *

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rugby league player (Prop Forward) * Christian Tuipulotu -

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Rugby League winger/centre *

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rugby league player *

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rugby league player * Daniel Vasau –

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international, represented

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at the 2000 World Cup * Greg Wolfgramm –

international, represented

at the 2000 World Cup

Rugby union

* Edwin Cocker New Zealand Rugby Union Sevens Player –

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(1977), Auckland representative (1974–1981) * Bernie Fraser – All Black rugby union player *

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– Rugby Union player for the

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(2012–2014) and the Japanese

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(2016 – present) *

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– Professional Rugby Union player *

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(born 1969) – played for

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and number eight (2000) & for the

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(1998) *

Rugby union player for Leinster (European domestic comp) 2014–15, Worcester warriors (English prem) 2016–present (England national and British Irish lions) 2016–present

Notes

References and sources

* Jenny Carlyon & Diana Morrow, ''Urban Village: The Story of Ponsonby, Freemans Bay and St Mary's Bay'', Random House, Auckland, 2008. * Pat (Patrick Owen) Gallagher, ''The Marist Brothers in New Zealand, Fiji & Samoa, 1876–1976'', New Zealand Marist Brothers' Trust Board, Tuakau, 1976. * Matt McEvoy, ''The Grey Lynn Book: The life and times of New Zealand's most fascinating suburb'', Paul Little Books, Auckland, 2016, pp. 149–153 (Chapter 29, "Change of Heart – Saint Paul's College") * E.R. Simmons, ''In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 – 1980'', Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982. * Tony Waters, ''Confortare, A History of Sacred Heart College, Auckland 1903 – 2003: a Marist Brothers secondary school'', Sacred Heart College, Auckland, 2003.

External links

St Paul's College website

All Blacks website, St Paul's College All Blacks

Catholic Diocese of Auckland

Catholic Church in New Zealand
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